Found out I have been an old member maybe 10 years ago but have not done much with Linux. Played around but never learned the language or felt comfortable using the OS systems.gs Back then I did go to some of the Orlando meetings.
I finally gave up on MS products and decided to go with Linux.
Have two Basic questions.
1.Can I use some of my WIN type programs?
2. Is there a translating chart on Linux item names?
Thanks BobZ
These are the programs I have interested in.
Ulead V3 Photo Express
System Suite Pro 15
Total Commander V9.2
Regards bobz

To answer the questions

1. Yes, it's called wine http://www.winehq.org and if that doesn't work for you, you can set up a virtual machine in virtualbox.

2. No, never heard of one, but you can always set one up. There are several ways to attack any problem usually ranging from console based things with program switches to X apps with point & click functionality.

What precisely do you meaan by "item names"?

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you may grab a few books and read em.
like basic intros, regardless how old these books are they are still valid for the basics.

careful SYSTEMD based distros do things differently, as it is kinda fresh and untested init system.

linux mint 18.3 for example ships with an introduction manual when you install it.

there was also a homepage which listed which alternative for windows software in linux

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https://alternativeto.net and https://linuxappfinder.com Are super resources when it comes to finding alternatives and other options.


Keep us updated And have fun!

This is a useful guide to the command line, available as a pdf
http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml
It's also useful to keep a file of useful things you've learned for when you forget them: last year I found
Search .odt files in the given path for the required text. Awesome!

I also keep a list of extra programs I've installed and configuration that I've done.

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These are quite useful resources regarding Linux software:

https://www.techsupportalert.com/linux

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...f_applications

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index...Linux_software

https://lifehacker.com/lifehacker-pa...l-li-815376368

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I find using google or like search eng very helpful, the net is filled with Linux how tos' run into a problem just type it out basic english or whatever your first language is,

How to setup network linux

or the error message itself , verbatim, or a subset of it and google finds it if someone else has posted it as such. One just needs to learn keywords and phrases really.

then of course there is LQ here if all else fails ( or just feel like asking).

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Windows XP was my last windows hoorah.

Welcome to the No Windows club!!!

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Thank you for all the useful Info. I needed a simple answer Yes or no. Can I use some of my Windows programs?Thanks BobZ

Life isn't as simple as a Yes or No most of the time, especially when all the information isn't available.

If you tell us all of the Windows programs you are talking about, we should be able to answer the question.

If you're willing and able to use a virtual machine, and have a Windows licence for the copy of Windows it would need, then that would tilt the answer very much towards Yes, but it would be more advisable for you to seek Linux equivalents for your software first, and also look at whether certain simpler Windows programs can run under WINE, before resorting to running software in a virtual machine.

Can you use some Windows programs on Linux? That answer is "Yes". In fact, if your windows programs have Linux VERSIONS (LibreOffice, as an example) they may run BETTER under Linux.
Do all Windows programs have Linux versions? That answer is "No". Will Windows programs run under WINE on Linux? That answer is "SOME will, but not all".

If you can provide a list of the programs you want to run, someone can provide from five kinds of answers:
Yes. or
That has a Linux version. or
That has no Linux version but will run under WINE. or
That has no Linux version but there is a Linux program for that. or
No.

Could you please provide the list of your critical Windows applications so that we miht consider a proper and useful answer? (Because just "yes or no" in the general case is not going to help anyone.)

Yes. You can use some of them.

Others will not work. It really depends which ones you are talking about.

I dunno, it doesn't seem to me that you are terribly committed to this. There is a learning curve with Linux, even for the easier distros.

I would think about what the most important software is to you and let us know, then we can assist with whether there are Linux versions and recommend a distro [hint - it's most likely going to be Mint until Ubuntu 18.04 is released].

Suggest reading this short --
Linux Is NOT Windows
-- lesson.

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This?

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